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Title: Re: Speeding ticket in Swiss rental car by French police
Post by: mjlazer on February 20, 2026, 07:18:44 pm

Thanks DWMB2, I'm here to learn. So your point is well taken 😅

Title: Re: Speeding ticket in Swiss rental car by French police
Post by: DWMB2 on February 20, 2026, 07:13:44 pm

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Am I right in assuming the whole NtK/NtH and PoFA 2012 doesn't apply to fines from French authorities? As in, I can't just say 'You can't prove it was me', can I?

At risk of departing slightly from the case in hand, this wouldn't work in England either, schedule 4 of PoFA covers private parking charges, not criminal allegations.

Title: Speeding ticket in Swiss rental car by French police
Post by: mjlazer on February 20, 2026, 06:59:35 pm

Hi all

This may be an immediate dead end but worth asking the experts.

I was driving an Enterprise rental car from a Swiss branch through France.

Am I right in assuming the whole NtK/NtH and PoFA 2012 doesn't apply to fines from French authorities? As in, I can't just say 'You can't prove it was me', can I?

I've also read that French authorities will just write off a fine for a car with a non-French plate, but I'm not sure I want to take the risk.

The fine is €90 and Enterprise just took their cut (admin fee of 50 Swiss Francs) automatically from my credit card today.

I was approaching a toll booth on the motorway but didn't think about it being a speed controlled zone (probably zoned out for a second) and saw a flash. The ticket stated I was fined with doing 75 kph in a 50 kph.

Any insight would be much appreciated, but I'm prepared to have to pay the fine.

Thanks